Well I knew it was possible

[spanko]

I am sure my peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)was scampi to my mystery wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus) as I have not seen it for a couple of days, even though I have fed the tank pretty heavily.
I did also see some sort of ripped apart carcass of a crab of some sort, a hitchhiker that may have been a pest anyway. I am also wondering about my Pom-Pom crab (Lybia Tesselatta)too. Although I can go for long periods of time without seeing it, month give or take, with the other "murders"?? I would not be surprised.

I knew this was a possibility and took the chance anyway. If given the chance to do over I would do the same thing. I love this wrasse and the color and movement he brings to the tank.

 

[subielover]

Mmmm, scampi.

 

[small triggers]

maybe they are all molting at the same time and hiding??? hows your iodine levels,, how often have they molted in the past?

 

[oceanlover]

I have had my Mystery Wrasse for over a year and he hasn't bothered anything. He gets in line morning and night to be cleaned by the cleaner shrimp. If my memory serves me, I had the cleaner shrimp BEFORE I had a wrasse so the wrasse never knew the shrimp as food. I guess its the luck of the draw.